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General Motors of Canada has made a new proposal, which auto union chief Robert White says could provide the basis for a settlement of the 10-day-old strike by 36,000 workers in Ontario and Quebec
General Motors of Canada has made a new proposal, which auto union chief Robert White says could provide the basis for a settlement of the 10-day-old strike by 36,000 workers in Ontario and Quebec

General Motors of Canada has made a new proposal, which auto union chief Robert White says could provide the basis for a settlement of the 10-day-old strike by 36,000 workers in Ontario and Quebec

Date10/25/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: General Motors of Canada has made a new proposal, which auto union chief Robert White says could provide the basis for a settlement of the 10-day-old strike by 36,000 workers in Ontario and Quebec.
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Here to bargain with General Motors, United Auto Workers union president Leonard Woodcock (left) walks with Canadian UAW vice-president Dennis McDermott
Here to bargain with General Motors, United Auto Workers union president Leonard Woodcock (left) walks with Canadian UAW vice-president Dennis McDermott
12/1/1970
Auto workers picket in Oshawa, These striking General Motors' workers are all smiles as they gather around a bonfire of wood and tires they built on t(...)
Auto workers picket in Oshawa, These striking General Motors' workers are all smiles as they gather around a bonfire of wood and tires they built on t(...)
10/17/1984
Once upon a time, when portrait in background was painted, he was Count of Czachi, but today he is just plain George Czachi, a $4.49-an-hour assembly line inspector and member of United Auto Worker union at General Motors. In his native Hungary, he lived in a castle, and his family owned its own factory.
Once upon a time, when portrait in background was painted, he was Count of Czachi, but today he is just plain George Czachi, a $4.49-an-hour assembly line inspector and member of United Auto Worker union at General Motors. In his native Hungary, he lived in a castle, and his family owned its own factory.
2/1/1972
Five of eight signs held by workers during their strike last year at General Motors in Oshawa demand parity in pay with U.S. workers. The strikers wer(...)
Five of eight signs held by workers during their strike last year at General Motors in Oshawa demand parity in pay with U.S. workers. The strikers wer(...)
10/23/1970
Bob White: Union chief says auto workers phrased clauses as model for other unions
Bob White: Union chief says auto workers phrased clauses as model for other unions
9/21/1990
Bob White: U.S. senators may save us from ourselves, auto workers union chief says
Bob White: U.S. senators may save us from ourselves, auto workers union chief says
10/1/1985
In demand: Many disgruntled CP and CN rail workers who want a strong union chief believe that the Canadian Auto Workers' Bob White, above, would be just the right choice
In demand: Many disgruntled CP and CN rail workers who want a strong union chief believe that the Canadian Auto Workers' Bob White, above, would be just the right choice
1/22/1988
Skeptics: Ontario Premier David Peterson, left, and Robert White, President of the Canadian Auto Workers union, have been among most vocal opponents of any deal jeopardizing Auto Pact
Skeptics: Ontario Premier David Peterson, left, and Robert White, President of the Canadian Auto Workers union, have been among most vocal opponents of any deal jeopardizing Auto Pact
8/30/1984
Auto union workers in Oshawa staged their protest march against anti-inflation controls in front of motor city's post office today. United Auto Worker(...)
Auto union workers in Oshawa staged their protest march against anti-inflation controls in front of motor city's post office today. United Auto Worker(...)
10/14/1976
Lack of funds is causing slow-down in efforts to put Hillers community on a true communal basis, but the Elders hope the settlement will grow and pros(...)
Lack of funds is causing slow-down in efforts to put Hillers community on a true communal basis, but the Elders hope the settlement will grow and pros(...)
6/2/1947
The strike is the first labor trouble at the General Motors plant since a strike of several weeks' duration in 1937 during the union's organizing peri(...)
The strike is the first labor trouble at the General Motors plant since a strike of several weeks' duration in 1937 during the union's organizing peri(...)
10/27/1949
Extra protection: Labor minister Robert Elgie has made proposals to help workers being laid off, like these ones leaving Massey-Ferguson last spring for a long, jobless summer
Extra protection: Labor minister Robert Elgie has made proposals to help workers being laid off, like these ones leaving Massey-Ferguson last spring for a long, jobless summer
5/30/1980